Per capita ghg emissions in China
China: Per capita ghg emissions was 9.94 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
9.94
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
38th
of 199 countries
All-time high
9.94
in 2024
All-time low
0.6853
in 1875
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in China, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in China stood at 9.94. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in China peaked at 9.94 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6853, in 1875.
China ranks 38th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.03 | — |
| 1851 | 1.03 | -0.7% |
| 1852 | 1.01 | -1.2% |
| 1853 | 0.9993 | -1.4% |
| 1854 | 0.9937 | -0.6% |
| 1855 | 0.985 | -0.9% |
| 1856 | 0.9756 | -1.0% |
| 1857 | 0.9714 | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.9609 | -1.1% |
| 1859 | 0.9544 | -0.7% |
| 1860 | 0.927 | -2.9% |
| 1861 | 0.8822 | -4.8% |
| 1862 | 0.862 | -2.3% |
| 1863 | 0.8481 | -1.6% |
| 1864 | 0.8341 | -1.7% |
| 1865 | 0.7748 | -7.1% |
| 1866 | 0.7586 | -2.1% |
| 1867 | 0.7336 | -3.3% |
| 1868 | 0.7165 | -2.3% |
| 1869 | 0.6948 | -3.0% |
| 1870 | 0.703 | +1.2% |
| 1871 | 0.7008 | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.7116 | +1.5% |
| 1873 | 0.7042 | -1.0% |
| 1874 | 0.7066 | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.6853 | -3.0% |
| 1876 | 0.6972 | +1.7% |
| 1877 | 0.7123 | +2.2% |
| 1878 | 0.7065 | -0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.721 | +2.0% |
| 1880 | 0.7526 | +4.4% |
| 1881 | 0.7981 | +6.0% |
| 1882 | 0.8233 | +3.2% |
| 1883 | 0.8352 | +1.4% |
| 1884 | 0.8433 | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 0.8289 | -1.7% |
| 1886 | 0.8622 | +4.0% |
| 1887 | 0.8774 | +1.8% |
| 1888 | 0.889 | +1.3% |
| 1889 | 0.9112 | +2.5% |
| 1890 | 0.964 | +5.8% |
| 1891 | 0.9978 | +3.5% |
| 1892 | 0.992 | -0.6% |
| 1893 | 1 | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 1.02 | +1.7% |
| 1895 | 1.01 | -0.7% |
| 1896 | 1.03 | +1.6% |
| 1897 | 1.06 | +2.9% |
| 1898 | 1.07 | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 1.08 | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 1.12 | +4.1% |
| 1901 | 1.17 | +4.5% |
| 1902 | 1.18 | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 1.19 | +1.1% |
| 1904 | 1.2 | +0.6% |
| 1905 | 1.21 | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 1.23 | +1.9% |
| 1907 | 1.29 | +4.8% |
| 1908 | 1.31 | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 1.33 | +2.0% |
| 1910 | 1.36 | +2.0% |
| 1911 | 1.42 | +4.1% |
| 1912 | 1.4 | -1.5% |
| 1913 | 1.4 | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 1.45 | +3.7% |
| 1915 | 1.46 | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 1.46 | +0.1% |
| 1917 | 1.48 | +1.5% |
| 1918 | 1.49 | +0.6% |
| 1919 | 1.49 | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 1.46 | -1.6% |
| 1921 | 1.44 | -1.7% |
| 1922 | 1.42 | -1.3% |
| 1923 | 1.45 | +2.3% |
| 1924 | 1.45 | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 1.46 | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 1.44 | -1.2% |
| 1927 | 1.45 | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 1.45 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | 1.48 | +2.3% |
| 1930 | 1.56 | +5.6% |
| 1931 | 1.61 | +2.9% |
| 1932 | 1.64 | +1.9% |
| 1933 | 1.66 | +1.2% |
| 1934 | 1.71 | +2.8% |
| 1935 | 1.74 | +2.2% |
| 1936 | 1.76 | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 1.76 | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 1.75 | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 1.8 | +2.6% |
| 1940 | 1.91 | +6.5% |
| 1941 | 2.01 | +4.9% |
| 1942 | 2.06 | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 2.05 | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 2.06 | +0.2% |
| 1945 | 1.98 | -3.9% |
| 1946 | 1.94 | -1.7% |
| 1947 | 1.96 | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 1.95 | -0.8% |
| 1949 | 2.01 | +3.3% |
| 1950 | 2.47 | +22.5% |
| 1951 | 2.89 | +17.1% |
| 1952 | 2.49 | -13.9% |
| 1953 | 2.34 | -5.7% |
| 1954 | 2.66 | +13.6% |
| 1955 | 2.58 | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 2.4 | -7.1% |
| 1957 | 2.39 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 2.46 | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 2.61 | +6.5% |
| 1960 | 2.65 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 2.8 | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 2.67 | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 2.74 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 2.55 | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 2.85 | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 2.62 | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 2.15 | -17.8% |
| 1968 | 2.26 | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 2.99 | +32.0% |
| 1970 | 3.03 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 2.71 | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 3.29 | +21.1% |
| 1973 | 3.17 | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 3.13 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.15 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 3.02 | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 3.54 | +17.4% |
| 1978 | 3.88 | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 3.33 | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 3.24 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 3.11 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 3.19 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 3.24 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 3.32 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 3.36 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 3.42 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 3.51 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 3.64 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 3.65 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.65 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.69 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 3.75 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 3.83 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.05 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 4.22 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 4.35 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 4.28 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.15 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 4.24 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.16 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 4.13 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.35 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 4.92 | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 5.25 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 5.76 | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 6.23 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 6.56 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 6.93 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 7.18 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 7.63 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 8.35 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 8.42 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.48 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.42 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 8.34 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.11 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 8.23 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.45 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 8.66 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 8.78 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 9.08 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 9.44 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 9.8 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 9.94 | +1.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 9.94 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 2.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 9.94 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +32.0% | 2.26 | 2.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9913 | 0.9544 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8032 | 0.6948 | 0.927 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7049 | 0.6853 | 0.721 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8421 | 0.7526 | 0.9112 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.02 | 0.964 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.22 | 1.12 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.44 | 1.36 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.45 | 1.42 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.7 | 1.56 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.99 | 1.91 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.53 | 2.34 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.63 | 2.15 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.22 | 2.71 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.37 | 3.11 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.02 | 3.65 | 4.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.55 | 4.13 | 7.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.31 | 7.63 | 8.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.41 | 8.78 | 9.94 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg emissions in China?
- Per capita ghg emissions in China was 9.94 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 9.94 in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6853 in 1875.
- How does China rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- China ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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